The Adjutants General of the National Guard and leadership of the National Guard Bureau take a break between speakers during the National Guard Bureau Senior Leadership meeting in Washington, D.C., Feb. 27, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby

Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Iraqi Army Division exit an Iraqi Air Force plane at Baghdad International Airport, Feb. 26, 2007. The soldiers were flown from near the Irbil area in the Kurdish Autonomous Region to Baghdad to support Operation Fardth - Al Kanoon, a blanket mission aimed at capturing terrorists throughout the country, starting with the capital.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Abel Trevino

U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, makes remarks and addresses questions from students from Hudson Bay High School in Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 21, 2007. The audience consisted of approximately 5,000 high school students, members of the public, officials and military personnel from the region.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen

Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, listens to the details of the reset of the former 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Feb. 22, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Brad Kelly speaks through an interpreter to Iraqi men about the activity in the Ur area of Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2007. Kelly is assigned to the Black Hawk Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tierney Nowland

U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer James Malmgren directs the combined members of the Navy's 7th Fleet Band and the U.S. Army Band before Vice President Dick Cheney's arrival aboard the USS Kitty Hawk, Feb. 21, 2007. During his speech, Cheney thanked the troops for their support of the global war on terrorism. Cheney is in Japan during a week-long tour to the Pacific to strengthen alliances with Japan and Australia.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Matthew Patton